- New guidelines also advise 14-day wait for training return
- Coaches and teachers told: ‘When in doubt, sit them out’
Anyone who suffers a concussion should not play a contact sport for at least 21 days, the first-ever government concussion guidance for grassroots sport across the UK has warned.
Coaches, teachers and referees are also urged to immediately remove anyone with a suspected concussion from the field of play, under the slogan “When in doubt, sit them out”, and to get players assessed by a healthcare professional.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/28/government-tells-uk-grassroots-coaches-concussed-players-must-sit-out-21-days under the title “Government tells UK grassroots coaches concussed players must sit out 21 days”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
